New Delhi: Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the words of wisdom he shared with them after their 2017 World Cup final loss to England, saying that his motivation helped them work even harder and finally lift their maiden trophy.

Modi met and interacted with the country’s Women’s World Cup-winning contingent and hosted them at his residence on Wednesday evening. India lifted their first-ever ICC trophy on Sunday evening as they beat South Africa in the final of the World Cup at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium to be crowned world champions.

“Sir, I still remember when we met you back in 2017. At that time, we hadn’t brought the trophy home, but today it’s a great honour for us to present to you the trophy we’ve been working hard for all these yea

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